A night attendant at home in Kolkata when you cannot stay awake
A night attendant in Kolkata sits with a patient so the family can sleep. Book a night or a day shift for that home, and leave clear instructions.
The third night is when people break. Your father wakes every hour. He tries to stand. You are afraid he will fall. You have office at ten. Your eyes are burning. Love is still there. Sleep is not.
A patient attendant is the person who stays so you can close your eyes. Day shift or night shift, at that house. They are not a nurse and not a doctor. They are a trained pair of hands and a awake mind: toilet help, a sip of water, a turn in bed, a call to you if something changes.
How to brief them in ten minutes
- What name he answers to
- Which side he gets out of bed
- Medicines already given, so nothing is repeated
- The one number to call, and what 'call now' means
- Where the torch, the walker, and the spare sheet are
Leave the night calmer than you found it. A written note on the fridge beats a long speech at 9 pm.
What they should wake you for
A fall. New confusion. Breath that is harder than yesterday. Pain that is new. Refusing to wake. Those are not 'wait till morning' events. For a stable, restless night, they should let you sleep. That is the job you paid for.
Book an attendant shift on Clinisio Care for the home, by day or by night. If a dressing or an injection is also due, book a nurse for that task. Different work. Both can happen in the same house. You do not have to do all of it alone.
